Rejoice and Praise

Reflections on faith, hope, and the quiet journey with Christ

Prayer: The Apostles’ Creed

The Apostles’ Creed (traditional Catholic form):
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen.

This is the form commonly used in the Roman Catholic liturgy. The phrase “descended into hell” refers to Christ’s descent to the realm of the dead (Sheol/Hades) to liberate the just who awaited Him, not the place of the damned.